SHANGHAI, April 6 – Chinese officials have found traces of a new bird flu virusmore areasShanghaiin the nearby city of Hangzhou, news reports saidSaturday, as authorities slaughtered birds to stop the spread of the virus that has killed six people.

Authorities also banned all poultry tradingNanjing, another eastern city, although officials said they had not found any trace of the bird flu viruschickenthe retail market was safe to eat, official media reported.

The new strain of bird flu has infected 16 peopleChina, allthe east of the country. Six people have diedthe outbreak has spread concern overseassparked a sell-offairline sharesEuropeHong Kong.

这种新的病毒株已在华东地区感染16人，其中6人死亡，疫情引发的担忧已波及海外，引发航空公司股票在欧洲和香港遭到抛售。

There were no signs of panicShanghai,four of the six deaths have taken place,people said they were not worried. But the culling, which has been widely publicised, did underline for some how close to home the issue had become.

在6例死亡中占4例的上海，街头没有恐慌迹象，人们表示他们并不担心。但得到大量报道的扑杀活禽行动，让一些人惊呼这个问题已逼近自己。

“Now it's just downstairs,” said Liu Leting, a user of Weibo, China's version of Twitter which has more than 500 million users. “Suddenly I discover that I'm livingan epidemic zone!”

拥有逾5亿用户的新浪微博（Weibo）的用户之一Liu Leting表示，现在这件事就发生在楼下。他突然发现自己置身于疫区。

In one city restaurant, a waitress said they planned to stop serving chicken because of the outbreak.